Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., New Taipei TW

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., New Taipei TW

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20130078893

GLASS MANUFACTURING DEVICE - A glass manufacturing device includes a main body defining a working space, a fixing device and a grit blower in communication with the working space. The fixing device includes a first fixing assembly, a second fixing assembly, and a locking assembly. The first and second fixing assemblies are rotatably connected with each other and used for clamping a glass substrate. The first fixing assembly includes a number of shielding elements spaced from each other. The locking assembly is used for locking the first and second fixing assemblies. The grit blower is disposed opposite to the first fixing assembly and used for blasting grit on the glass substrate, and thus the portions of the glass substrate which are not shielded by the shielding elements are cut off during the process of grit-blasting. Remaining portions of the glass substrate shielded by the shielding elements are the desired product.

03-28-2013

20130082423

METHOD FOR MAKING ELECTROSTRICTIVE COMPOSITE - A method for making an electrostrictive composite is provided. A number of carbon nanotubes, a number of reinforcing particles, and a polymer precursor are provided. The carbon nanotubes, the reinforcing particles, and the polymer precursor are mixed to obtain a mixture. The polymer precursor in the mixture is polymerized and cured.

04-04-2013

20130098661

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND LAYOUT METHOD THEREOF - A printed circuit board includes a signal layer having a pair of differential transmission lines thereon. An eye width and an eye height of an eye diagram obtained at output terminals of the pair of differential transmission lines are variable according to a distance between the pair of differential transmission lines. The eye width and the eye height of the eye diagram are at minimum values when the distance between the pair of differential transmission lines is at a first distance. The eye width and the eye height meet requirements of the pair of differential transmission lines for the eye diagram when the distance between the pair of differential transmission lines is set at a second distance, the second distance is less than the first distance.

04-25-2013

20130099172

PHOSPHORATED COMPOSITE AND ANODE USING THE SAME - A phosphorated composite capable of electrochemical reversible lithium storage includes a conductive matrix and red phosphorus. The conductive matrix includes a material being selected from the group consisting of conductive polymer and conductive carbonaceous material. A weight percentage of the conductive matrix in the phosphorated composite ranges from about 10% to about 85%. A weight percentage of the red phosphorus in the phosphorated composite ranges from about 15% to about 90%. An anode using the phosphorated composite is also provided.

04-25-2013

20130099173

METHOD FOR MAKING PHOSPHORATED COMPOSITE - A method for making the phosphorated composite e is provided. First, a mixture is obtained by mixing a source material with red phosphorus. The weight ratio of the source material to the red phosphorus ranges from about 1:10 to about 5:1. Second, the mixture is dried in an inert atmosphere or vacuum. Third, the mixture is heated in a reacting room filled with an inert atmosphere so that the red phosphorus sublimes. Finally, the reacting room is cooled down.

SMALL FORM FACTOR PLUGABLE CONNECTOR HAVING A LOW PROFILE RELEASING MECHANISM - A plug connector comprises a housing defining a pair of inserting grooves, and a releasing mechanism assembled to the housing and having a pull portion and a latch. The pull portion comprises a rotator and an extending arm connected with the rotator at a connecting point. The latch comprises a hook and a pair of rotating shafts connected with the rotator. The rotating shafts are received in the inserting grooves. Upon a rearward pulling movement of the pull portion, the connecting point moves rearwardly to rotate the rotator together with the rotating shafts to move the hook from a latched position toward a released position.

05-09-2013

20130115823

CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH NEW ARRANGEMENT OF TERMINALS - A cable assembly comprises: a housing defining a receiving space; a metallic shell surrounding the housing; and a number of terminals arranged into two rows and received in the housing, each terminal defining a front mating portion and a rear terminating portion and a cable electrically connected with the plurality of terminals. The terminals are divided into several terminal groups, each terminal group comprises a pair of signal terminals and a grounding terminal located on different rows, two terminating portions of the pair of signal terminals and a terminating portions of the grounding terminal are arranged into right-angled triangular configuration in a vertical plane.

05-09-2013

20130124146

SERVER AND METHOD FOR MANAGING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS INVESTIGATIONS - In a method for investigating greenhouse gas emissions, and managing the investigation, an investigation mode of greenhouse gasses emitted by an organization is applied, and an organization boundary, an emission boundary, and a base year of the investigation mode is set. Collection parameters of the greenhouse gas emissions are acquired according to the investigation mode, and data about the greenhouse gas emissions is collected according to the collection parameters. The collected data is analyzed and a report is created according to the analysis of the collected data.

05-16-2013

20130132665

HARDDISK DRIVE CONNECTOR HAVING INDICATION DEVICE FOR INDICATING DATA TRANSFER RATE AND COMPUTING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A hard disk drive (HDD) connector includes a plurality of HDD interfaces being connected to a plurality of HDDs, and a data transfer rate (DTR) indication device for indicating a DTR of each of the HDDs connected to the HDD interfaces. The DTR indication device includes an indication unit, a setting unit, and a control unit. The indication unit defines a plurality of indication states, each of which indicates a type of DTR of the HDDs. The setting unit sets a control command that represents the DTR of the HDD connected to each of the HDD interfaces. The control unit receives the control command from the setting unit, and controls the indication unit to work at a corresponding indication state according to the control command, to indicate the DTR of each of the HDDs connected to the HDD interfaces.

05-23-2013

20130133823

METHOD FOR APPLYING CARBON NANOTUBE FILM - A method for applying carbon nanotube films is provided. The method includes the following steps. At least one pre-laid supporter is placed on a film application device including a rotation axis and a rotator. The rotator is capable of rotating about the rotation axis, and includes a number of support surfaces, wherein the at least one pre-laid supporter is attached on the plurality of support surfaces. A carbon nanotube film is drawn from a carbon nanotube array that is supported by a supplier. One end of the carbon nanotube film away from the carbon nanotube array is adhered to one of the at least one pre-laid supporter. The rotator is rotates about the rotation axis such that the carbon nanotube film is applied on the at least one pre-laid supporter; and cutting the carbon nanotube film with a cutter.

05-30-2013

20130136519

ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR PRINTING APPARATUS - An adjusting device includes a positioning member, a driving member attached to the positioning member and including an indicating block, a moveable member, and a resilient member. The moveable member is slidably attached to the positioning member and includes a receiving portion. The receiving portion includes a plurality of graduations.

05-30-2013

20130136856

THREE-DIMENSIONAL EFFECT PRINTING METHOD - A three-dimensional effect printing method includes steps of providing a housing including a transparent substrate; printing an uneven transparent texture layer to form a textured pattern on an inner surface of the transparent substrate opposite to an outer surface facing a viewer; drying the transparent texture layer; printing a colored texture layer on the transparent texture layer; and drying the colored texture layer.

05-30-2013

20130143465

METHOD FOR MAKING FIELD EMISSION CATHODE DEVICE - A method for making a field emission cathode device is provided. A filler, a substrate, and a metal plate are provided. The metal plate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and defines at least one through hole extending through from the first surface to the second surface. At least one electron emitter is inserted into the at least one through hole. The first surface of the metal plate is attached to the substrate. At least a part of the at least one electron emitter is located between the first surface and the substrate. The at least one through hole is filled with the filler to firmly fix the at least one electron emitter.

06-06-2013

20130146511

JIG ASSEMBLY FOR ORIENTING, SORTING AND SELECTING FASTENER NUTS - A jig assembly for selecting and presenting fastener nuts in the correct orientation, each fastener nut including a nut cap and an assembling portion formed on an end of the fastener nut. The diameter of the nut cap is larger than the diameter of the assembling portion. The jig assembly includes an electric cabinet, a jig bracket, a feed container, and a sorting tray. The feed container includes a selector with an opening. The width of the opening is equal to the height of the fastener nut, the first sidewall of the selector forms a plurality of restricting protrusions, and each two adjacent restricting protrusions cooperatively define a restricting groove therebetween. The width of each restricting groove is equal to the diameter of the assembling portion, thus only fastener nuts in the correct orientation are capable of passing through the selector to be collected in the sorting tray.

06-13-2013

20130146744

MOLD WITH WATER-COOLING CHANNELS - A mold includes a first mold base, a second mold base, a core and at least one sliding block. The second mold base engages with the first mode base. The core is fixedly positioned in the second mold base. The at least one sliding block is slidably positioned on the second mold base and positioned adjacent to edges of the core. A plurality of first cooling channels is defined in the core. The at least one sliding block and the core cooperatively form a molding space. A second cooling channel is defined in each sliding block.

06-13-2013

20130148282

ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH KEYBOARD - An electronic device includes a display, a keyboard, and a fixing element. The display includes a display surface and an opposite rear surface having a fixing structure. The keyboard has a using state and a folded state. When the keyboard is in the using state, the keyboard is positioned in front of the display, and when the keyboard is in the folded state, the keyboard is fixed on the rear surface. The fixing element is connected between the fixing structure and the keyboard and configured to cooperate with the fixing structure to enable the keyboard to change between the using state and the folded state.

06-13-2013

20130148554

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SHARING CONTENTS VIA BLUETOOTH NETWORK - An electronic device capable of sharing content includes a storage unit, an input unit, a wireless connection unit, and a control unit. The storage unit stores a variety of content. The control unit obtains one of the contents from the storage unit according to a selection signal from the input unit, combines the selected content with an ID packet of the electronic device to form a combined ID packet, and employs the combined ID as a new ID packet of the electronic device, thereby allowing other electronic devices to directly obtain the selected content through the new ID packet.

06-13-2013

20130149944

POLISHING APPARATUS WITH DUSTPROOF HOUSING - A polishing apparatus includes at least one dustproof housing, at least one polishing wheel, and at least one exhaust tube. Each dustproof housing includes a back wall, a plurality of sidewalls extending from the periphery of the back wall, and a front wall opposite to the back wall. The front wall of the dustproof housing defines a working opening and an exhaust opening positioned below the working opening. Each polishing wheel is received in the working opening. Each dust collector is received in one dustproof housing below the polishing wheel, and exposed to the outside via the exhaust opening. Each exhaust tube is fixed to the back wall of the dustproof housing and communicating with the interior of the dustproof housing.

06-13-2013

20130153701

CONTAINER FOR ACCOMMODATING CABLE - A container for accommodating an electronic device cable includes a main base, a top cover, a winder rotatably connected to the main base, and a locking mechanism received in the winder. The top cover is placed on the main base, and defines an accommodating space in cooperation with the main base. The winder is received in the accommodating space, and includes a spring for providing a rotary force to the winder when the spring is twisted. The locking mechanism is received in the winder and configured for detachably fastening the winder to the top cover. When the cable is pulled away from the winder, the locking mechanism of the winder detaches from the top cover to allow unwinding of the cable to a desired length. Then when the transmission arm is pushed, the locking mechanism is driven away from the top cover whereupon the winder automatically rewinds the cable.

06-20-2013

20130154291

EXTRACTION DEVICE - An exemplary extraction device includes a telescoping mechanism, a clamping mechanism and a shell receiving the telescoping mechanism and the clamping mechanism. The shell defines an accommodating space and a first receiving space. The first receiving space is shaped to receive a sidewall of a device. The telescoping mechanism moves back and forth in the accommodating space and the clamping mechanism closes and opens as the telescoping mechanism moves back and forth. The extraction device can grip a distal end of an element showing outside the sidewall of the device, the sidewall is inserted into the first receiving space of the extraction device and the telescoping mechanism closes on and grips the available small portion of the element, thereby allowing the element to be withdrawn.

06-20-2013

20130154596

SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY - A switching power supply includes an input terminal, a voltage converter, a feedback circuit, and a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller. The input terminal receives a first direct current (DC) voltage. The voltage converter transforms the first DC voltage into a second DC voltage and provides the second DC voltage to a load via transmission lines. The feedback circuit is configured for detecting voltage lost across the transmission lines. The PWM controller controls the voltage converter to adjust the second DC voltage according to the voltage loss.

06-20-2013

20130154680

SIGNAL TRANSMISSION LINES WITH TEST PAD - A pair of signal transmission lines includes an aggressor line, a victim line, a first test pad, and a second test pad. The first test pad is in the aggressor line. The victim line is parallel to the aggressor line. A second test pad is in the victim line. The first test pad, on the aggressor line, is misaligned with the second test pad, on the victim line, to reduce the incidence and amplitude of any crosstalk generated.

06-20-2013

20130155217

AUDIO PLAYER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An audio player comprises a memory, a camera, a processor and an audio player. The memory stores a playing mode lookup table, loads a plurality of standard facial information to different age groups and a plurality of playing modes, and each playing mode corresponding to an age group. The camera captures a facial picture of a user. The processor analyzes and distinguishes facial information of the facial picture to select a corresponding playing mode according to the distinguished facial information. The audio controller controls volume and playing time length according to the playing mode selected by the processor.

06-20-2013

20130155255

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CAMERA OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE ACCORDING TO GESTURES - A method for controlling a camera according to gestures for an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an optical camera, an infrared camera and a storage unit. The storage unit stores a table recording relationships between gestures for controlling camera and photographic commands. The method includes the following steps: generating a signal for activating a composite mode of the electronic device; controlling the optical camera to record real-time videos, and controlling the infrared camera to record real-time color temperature photographs; determining whether the gesture of the user is a gesture for controlling camera according to the video and the corresponding color temperature photograph; controlling the electronic device to enter a photographic mode when the gesture of the user is a gesture for controlling photography; and determining a camera command and executing the determined photography command. An electronic device using the method is also provided.

06-20-2013

20130155586

SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - An inbuilt support structure for holding an electronic device includes a stand and a holding mechanism. The stand includes a support body and a shaft. The shaft is connected to a first end of the support body. The holding mechanism includes a holding portion and a connecting portion. The connecting portion is positioned on the holding portion and receives the shaft. The holding portion holds the electronic device. A second end of the support body rests stably on an external surface so as to support the electronic device when being viewed.

06-20-2013

20130156514

PUSH BROACH - A push broach, for machining a quadrilateral hole or quadrilateral groove, includes a shank portion and a cutting portion connected to the shank portion. The cutting portion includes at least one pair of cutting teeth including a first cutting tooth and a second cutting tooth arranged substantially parallel to the first cutting tooth, the first cutting tooth includes a pair of first cutting edges at two opposite edges thereof, the second cutting tooth includes a pair of cutting edges at two opposite edges thereof, when viewed from an end of the shank portion, each second cutting edge interconnects the pair of first cutting edge, and the pair of the first cutting edges and the pair of second cutting edges cooperatively form a quadrangle enclosing a periphery of the first cutting tooth.

06-20-2013

20130157483

POWER PLUG, ELECTRICAL PLUG ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRICAL CHARGER ASSEMBLY - An exemplary plug assembly includes an accepting assembly and a power plug which is detachably inserted into the accepting assembly. The power plug includes a base body and an inserting assembly. The base body includes at least two blades with a specification adapted to a socket providing external AC power. The base body includes two conductive pads electrically connected to the blades. The inserting assembly includes a plug cover and two conductive connecting blades fixed to an inserting portion of the plug cover, the plug cover being detachably mounted to the base body. The accepting assembly includes a charger cover and two conductive pins fixed to an accepting portion of the charger cover. Each conductive connecting blade comprises a first conductive contact portion electrically connected to the conductive pad and a second conductive contact portion electrically connected to the conductive pin.

06-20-2013

20130157488

POP-UP MECHANISM AND ELECTRICAL CHARGER USING SAME - An electrical charger for charging an electronic device includes a base, a connector, and a pop-up mechanism. The connector is exposed out of the base for connecting the electronic device. The pop-up mechanism is received in the base and includes a number of pushing pillars and a button set on the base. The pushing pillars are slidably set beside the connector. A top end of each pushing pillar extends out of the base. The button drives the pushing pillars to slide upwards, pushing the electronic device away from the connector when the charging operation is completed.

06-20-2013

20130159558

COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING PHYSICAL LINKS OF A SAS EXPANDER OF THE COMPUTING DEVICE - A method to adjust physical links of serial attached small computer system interface (SAS) expanders of a computing device. The SAS expanders include a first SAS expander and one or more second SAS expanders. When data flow of the physical links of the first SAS expander for transmitting data to a second SAS expander is saturated, the method determines whether the first SAS expander has reserved physical links that can be adjusted. If the first SAS expander has reserved physical links that can be adjusted, the method generates a new firmware, and adjusts the adjusted physical link to the second SAS expander by writing the new firmware to the first SAS expander. The method also adjusts the adjusted physical link to the second SAS expander on hardware circuit.

06-20-2013

20130159561

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING HARD DISK DRIVES - A system remotely monitors a number of hard disk drives (HDDs) in groups in a server. The system includes a data-obtaining unit, a protocol-analyzing unit, a storage unit, a determination unit, and an encoding and delivering unit. The data-obtaining unit obtains a status message of each HDD in a group and forms a message package including all the status messages for the HDDs of one group. The protocol-analyzing unit decodes the message package to generate a number of status codes and obtain the count of the counter. The determination unit obtains the appropriate warning message from the storage unit according to the status code and a current group number. The encoding and delivering unit delivers the warning message and the current group number.

06-20-2013

20130159588

COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING SOL FUNCTION OF A MOTHERBOARD OF THE COMPUTING DEVICE - A method for testing a serial over local area network (SOL) function of a motherboard of a computing device. The method determines that the SOL function is normal if forward data can be transmitted from the serial port of the motherboard to a network interface controller (NIC) of the motherboard through a predefined path, and backward data can be transmitted from the NIC to the serial port through a predefined reverse path. The method determines that the SOL function is abnormal if the forward data cannot be transmitted from the serial port to the NIC through the predefined path, or the backward data cannot be transmitted from the NIC to the serial port through the predefined reverse path.

06-20-2013

20130160009

CONTROL COMPUTER AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYING VIRTUAL MACHINES - In a method for deploying a virtual machine in a data center, a user request for installing a virtual machine in a data center and a specified amount of computing resources required by the virtual machine are received from a client computer. An amount of available computing resources of each physical machine in the data center is determined and compared with the specified amount of computing resources required by the virtual machine. One or more physical machines that satisfy the specified amount of computing resources required by the virtual machine are obtained. According to a deployment strategy of the virtual machine, a physical machine is determined from the one or more physical machines. The virtual machine is deployed in the determined physical machine.

06-20-2013

20130160792

COATING REMOVING DEVICE AND COATING REMOVING METHOD - A coating removing device includes a coating thickness gauge configured for detecting a thickness of a coating layer formed on a surface of a article. A controller configured for determining an intensity of a laser beam needed to be emitted according to the thickness of the coating layer detected by the coating thickness gauge. In addition, a laser emitter emits the laser beam to the coating layer to remove the coating layer, the laser beam having the intensity determined according to the thickness of the coating layer. The intensity and energy of the laser beam arrived the surface of the article is changed over the coating thickness on the surface, the coated adhesive layer of the PCB is removed, and the appearance of the PCB will not be damaged.

06-27-2013

20130161173

BUTTON ASSEMBLY WITH ONE ELASTIC MEMBER FOR MULTIPLE BUTTONS - A button assembly includes several buttons, a circuit board, and an elastic member sandwiched between the buttons and the circuit board. The circuit board includes several switches, each of which corresponds to one of the buttons and is mounted under the corresponding button. The elastic member includes a main body and several arms projecting from the main body, each of which is securely connected to a bottom of one of the buttons, and is used to support the one of the buttons. The elastic member is configured to apply a pushing force to the buttons, thereby enabling the buttons to return their original positions.

06-27-2013

20130161479

SUPPORT APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SUPPORT APPARATUS - A support apparatus supports an electronic device on a supporting surface. The support apparatus includes a first support leg and a second support leg. One end of the first support leg is rotatably connected to the electronic device, and the first support leg defines a receiving space therein. One end of the second support leg is rotatably connected to an opposite end of the first support leg. When in a closed state, the support apparatus is completely stowed in the electronic device. When the support apparatus is in a first inclined state, the second support leg is received in the receiving space but the support apparatus is oriented in a position obliquely unfolded from the electronic device. When in a second inclined state, the support apparatus is oriented in the position obliquely unfolded from the electronic device, but the second support leg is unfolded from the receiving space.

06-27-2013

20130162210

POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY USED IN THE SYSTEM - A rechargeable battery includes a plug, a first socket, a capacity storage module and a power measurement module. The plug is configured for being plugged in either a first socket of a second similar rechargeable battery to constitute a battery pack or a second socket of a charge apparatus. In addition, the first socket either is configured for either receiving a plug of a third similar rechargeable battery to constitute the battery pack or being electrically coupled to a power input port of an electronic device. The power measurement module is electrically connected to the capacity storage module, and is configured to measure a residual capacity value of the capacity storage module, and feedback the measured residual capacity value to the charge apparatus. A related power supply system is also provided.

06-27-2013

20130162212

ELECTRICAL CHARGING DEVICE AND ELECTRICAL DOCKING STATION - An electrical charging device includes a top cover, a bottom cover and a fixing assembly. The fixing assembly includes a first button device, a second button device, and a lifting device. The first button device moves back and forth along a first axis with a first button pole retracting into the electrical charging device and protruding out from the electrical charging device. The second button device moves back and forth along a second axis, with a second button pole retracting into the electrical charging device and protruding out from the electrical charging device. The lifting device rises up and drops down along a third axis, with a contacting table carrying conductive pins protruding out from the electrical charging device and retracting into the electrical charging device, thereby making electrical contact with the electrical charging device.

06-27-2013

20130162277

UNIFORM FIELD AREA TESTING APPARATUS AND TESTING METHOD USING SAME - A uniform field area (UFA) testing apparatus, used for an UFA test, including a testing rack and a plurality of field strength probes. The plurality of field strength probes are mounted on the testing rack. The plurality of field strength probes are positioned on a vertical plane and forms a probe grid array corresponding to the testing points of the UFA test, the grid spacing of the probe grid array corresponds to the distance of the neighboring testing points of the UFA test.

06-27-2013

20130162364

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A printed circuit board includes an outer signal layer, a first ground layer, a first ground layer located below the outer signal layer, an inner signal layer located below the first ground layer, an second ground layer located below the inner signal layer, and a first differential signal transmission pair and a second differential signal transmission pair laid on the outer signal layer and the inner signal layer. A value h is equal to a distance between the inner signal layer and its closest ground layer. A distance between the first pair and the second pair is not more than h×3.

06-27-2013

20130162391

COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND NUMBER INPUT METHOD - A computerized method for inputting numbers 0-9 using a communication device, the communication device includes an input unit defining a touch sensitive circular guideway thereon configured for inputting the numbers 0-9. The circular guideway is divided into a plurality of identical segments. A movement distance of a slide action applied on the circular guideway along a predetermined direction from a predetermined starting point on the circular guideway is detected. An inputted number is determined according to the movement distance of the slide action and a length of each of the segments, when the slide action on the circular guideway is completed.

06-27-2013

20130162435

ALARM SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FANS - An alarm system for a fan includes a first obtaining unit, a second obtaining unit, a storage unit, a control unit, and an alarm unit. The first obtaining unit is configured to obtain a temperature of a chip at a regular time interval. When the temperature of the chip is greater than a first predetermined value, the control unit obtains a standard speed of the fan corresponding to the temperature through the second obtaining unit, and obtains a standard speed of the fan corresponding to the temperature from the storage unit. When the number of times the speed of the fan is not in synchronization with the temperature of the CPU reaches a third predetermined value, the alarm unit sends alarm information.

06-27-2013

20130162540

INPUT DEVICE WITH DIFFERENT INPUT FUNCTIONS - A multifunctional input device includes a keyboard body defining a recess, a flexible touch panel movably received in the recess of the keyboard body, and a switching sensor. The switching sensor generates a first mode signal or a second mode signal. Only the keyboard body works when the switching sensor generates the first mode signal, and only the flexible touch panel works when the switching sensor generates the second mode signal.

06-27-2013

20130162558

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY SWITCHING OPERATION INTERFACES BETWEEN LEFT-HANDED MODE AND RIGHT-HANDED MODE - An electronic device capable of selectively switching operation interfaces between a left-handed mode and a right-handed mode is provided. The electronic device includes a touch screen, a storage unit, a touch detecting unit, a processing unit and an interface switching unit. The storage unit stores a left-handed mode operation interface, a right-handed mode operation interface, and a corresponding relationship among a number of predetermined touch operations and the left-handed and right-handed mode operation interfaces. The touch detecting unit detects a touch operation on the touch screen. The processing unit outputs a switching signal if it determines that the detected touch operation matches a predetermined touch operation. The interface switching unit determines an intended operation interface corresponding to the detected touch operation, and switches the current operation interface to the intended operation interface corresponding to the detected touch operation, according to the switching signal. A related method is also provided.

06-27-2013

20130162603

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND TOUCH INPUT CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A touch input control method comprising steps is provided: displaying an interface comprising at least one object; gathering signals as to actual touches for calibration purposes. In use, calculating coordinates of the touch; determining whether the coordinates of the actual touch match the predetermined touch coordinates of the object; creating an adjustment signal if the coordinates of the touch is not the same as the predetermined touch coordinates of any object; determining which finger used for touch input, and retrieving a touch offset direction and a touch offset distance of the determined finger of the user from a calibration database; and applying compensation to the coordinates of the touch, so as to determine the touched object. An electronic device using the touch input control method is also provided.

06-27-2013

20130162815

COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING RICOCHET VECTORS OF A PROBE OF A COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE - In a method for determining ricochet vectors of a probe of a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) using a computing device, the computing device sets an approach distance between the probe and a manufactured object. Coordinates of a center of the probe and an initial vector of the probe for each measurement point of the manufactured object are obtained when the probe is manually operated to measure the manufactured object. A measurement element of the manufactured object is fit according to all measurement points of the manufactured object. For each measurement point, an approach point of the manufactured object is calculated, a position relation between the approach point and the measurement element of the manufactured object is determined, and a ricochet vector of the probe is calculated according to the position relation.

06-27-2013

20130162822

COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE TO CAPTURE IMAGES - In a method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a camera to capture images of a target, the computing device sets coordinates of a target, initial coordinates of the camera, and an initial viewing direction of the camera. Real-time coordinates and a real-time viewing direction of the camera are obtained when the UAV flies around the target. Accordingly, adjustment parameters of the camera are calculated and transferred to a driver system connected to the camera, such that the driver system adjusts the camera to face the target according to the adjusting parameters.

06-27-2013

20130163162

ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING EXTENDABLE AND RETRACTABLE SLIDING MEMBER - An exemplary electronic device includes a shell, a sliding member movably received in the shell, and a movement driver. The driving mechanism includes a link lever, a pusher and a position stopper. The position stopper is located to a rear end of the link lever, and the pusher is latched by the position stopper when the sliding member is received in the shell. The link lever controls the position stopper to release the pusher, and the pusher ejects the sliding member out from the shell.

06-27-2013

20130163164

STAND STRUCTURE AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH STAND - An exemplary stand structure includes a base board, telescopic supporting rods, and a holding base. The supporting rods are retractable into the base board with the holding base detachably engaged on the base board. When the base board needs to be supported in a slanting orientation, the holding base is detached from the base board, the supporting rods depart from the base board, and the supporting rods are extended to lengths and locations at which the holding base is in a desired position to support the base board.

06-27-2013

20130163219

CONTAINER FOR ACCOMMODATING CABLE THEREIN AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE ASSEMBLY WITH SAME - An exemplary container for accommodating a cable of an electronic device includes a base, a cover, a winder rotatably connected to the base, a transmission piece fasten to the winder, and a driving apparatus fixed on the cover and engaging with the transmission piece. The cover is placed on the base to cover the winder and defines a receiving space in cooperation with the base to receive the winder. The driving apparatus includes a trigger. The trigger generates a shift signal to the driving apparatus each time the trigger is pressed. The driving apparatus drives the winder to rotate via the transmission piece for winding up the cable on the winder according to the shift signal.

06-27-2013

20130163281

LIGHT GUIDE PLATE AND BACKLIGHT MODULE USING SAME - A light guide plate includes an incident surface, an emitting surface, and a reflecting surface opposite to the emitting surface. The incident surface connects the emitting surface to the reflecting surface. A plurality of microstructures is defined in the reflecting surface. Each microstructure is a slot. A cross-section across each microstructure and parallel to a light emitting direction is substantially V-shaped. Each microstructure is formed with two sidewalls. Each sidewall includes a plurality of stepped portions connected in order.

06-27-2013

20130163933

OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR, OPTICAL FIBER ADAPTER, AND ASSEMBLY THEREWITH - A waterproof optical fiber assembly includes an optical fiber connector mating with an optical fiber adapter. The optical fiber connector includes a fiber joining head, a sealing member, a sleeve, a housing, and a boot. The sleeve defines an annular groove for receiving the sealing member and two latching protrusions adjacent to the annular groove, the housing defines two unlocking grooves for the two latching protrusions, the fiber joining head is sleeved in the sleeve adjacent to the annular groove, the housing is fitted around an end of the sleeve away from the fiber joining head. The optical fiber adapter includes an assembling seat including a base board, a barrel, and two elastic arms.

06-27-2013

20130167148

COMPUTING DEVICE AND VIRTUAL MACHINE OPERATION CONTROL METHOD - In a virtual machine (VM) operation control method using a computing device, a connection between the computing device and a storage system is established. The computing device receives a user request in relation to a VM. In response to the user request for VM creation or VM update, the computing device downloads a configuration file and a disk image file of the VM from the storage system, and accordingly creates the VM in the computing device. In response to the user request for VM backup, the computing device uploads the configuration file and the disk image file of the VM to the storage system.

06-27-2013

20130167712

CYLINDER - A cylinder includes a cylinder body assembly, a piston assembly, and a cylinder rod. The cylinder body assembly includes a cylinder body with an inlet and an outlet. The piston assembly includes a piston that is capable of moving axially and a rotation pin. A helical rotation groove is defined in the cylinder rod. The piston is sleeved on the cylinder rod via the rotation pin. One end of the rotation pin is connected to the piston, and the other end of the rotation pin is located in the rotation groove, such that the cylinder rod is rotatable in the piston.

07-04-2013

20130168481

WIRE WINDER AND PERIPHERAL COMPONENT HAVING THE WIRE WINDER - A wire winder for winding a wire includes a housing, a latching portion, a rotary assembly, a torsion spring, a cover coupled to the housing, and an operation portion. The rotary assembly can rotate to wind the wire into the housing or unwind the wire out of the housing. The torsion spring is fixed between the rotary assembly and the cover. The operation portion is capable of moving in a telescopic manner, to make the latching portion lock or unlock the rotary assembly. The wire winder further includes at least one location member and a through portion. The at least one location member and the through portion define a wire channel for the wire. The outer end of the wire passes through the at least one location member and the through portion and extends out of the housing through a wire hole defined on the housing.

07-04-2013

20130169572

TOUCH-SENSITIVE DEVICE WITH PROTECTION FUNCTION AND PROTECTION METHOD - A method for protecting a touch-sensitive device includes: switching the touch-sensitive device from a normal mode to a protection mode when a preset operation is exerted; determining whether a touch operation is exerted after the touch-sensitive device enters the protection mode, and further determine whether a duration of the touch-sensitive device in the protection mode exceeds a preset time interval; comparing a touch size of the touch operation with a preset size when the duration of the touch-sensitive device in the protection mode exceeds the preset time interval; and generating an alarm signal when the touch size is less than the preset size. A related touch-sensitive device is also provided.

07-04-2013

20130169791

COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING WIDTHS OF MEASURED PARTS - In a method to measure widths of measured parts placed on a platform, a computing device connects to one or more charge coupled device (CCD) cameras. The method controls each of the CCD cameras to capture a digital image from a measured part that is placed near the CCD cameras, obtains the digital image of the measured part from each of the CCD cameras in a predefined order, and obtains a binary expression from the digital image of the measured part. When the measured part is placed in a correct position on the platform, the method further obtains three points from an upper boundary of the measured part in the binary expression and another three points from a lower boundary of the measured part in the binary expression, and calculates width of the measured part according to the obtained six points.

07-04-2013

20130170087

PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR MEMORY CONTROL CHIP - A protection circuit for a memory control chip of a computer includes a controller, a switch circuit, a memory control chip, and a delay circuit. The controller outputs a high level control signal when the computer is in a first state, and outputs a low level control signal when the computer is in a second state. The switch circuit connects or disconnects the connection between a power pin of the memory control chip and a power terminal, according to the control signal. The delay circuit imposes a predetermined time delay for receiving a high level control signal, and outputs an enable signal to an enable pin of the memory control chip to make the memory control chip operate again, after a predetermined delay.

07-04-2013

20130170114

COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND EJECTION MECHANISM - An ejection mechanism includes a top cover, a bottom cover having a first sidewall and a second sidewall, and a sliding assembly. The sliding assembly includes a sliding block and an elastic rod. The sliding block defines a containing groove which is divided into an insertion rail and an ejection rail. The sliding block is configured to move back and force between the first and second sidewalls. A first distal end of the elastic rod is fixed in a fixing hole of the first sidewall. When the card is inserted into the ejection mechanism, the second distal end slides along the insertion rail until the second distal end is locked in a joint of the insertion and ejection rails. When the second distal end of the elastic rod disengages from the locked position by an external force, the second distal end slides in the ejection rail.

07-04-2013

20130171006

COOLING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD - A cooling system includes a fan group with a number of fans arranged in a row, a rail extending in a direction parallel to the row of the fans. A backup fan slidably mounted to the rail, a motor configured to control the movement of the backup fan, and a control board to determine whether there exists one malfunction fan in the fan group. When one abnormal fan exists in the fan group, the control board outputs a control signal to the motor, to enable the motor to drive the backup fan to move to a location corresponding to the abnormal fan.

07-04-2013

20130171860

CONNECTOR MOUNTING APPARATUS - A connector mounting apparatus includes a receiving bracket for receiving a connector, and a front panel. The receiving bracket includes two hooks and a positioning tab. The front panel includes a front panel body. The front panel body defines two securing holes and a positioning cutout. The two securing holes are engaged by the two hooks to prevent the receiving bracket from moving along a first direction. The front panel includes a resilient arm. The positioning tab is received in the positioning cutout. The resilient arm is adjacent to the positioning cutout to prevent the positioning tab from moving along a second direction. The resilient arm is pressed to enable the positioning tab to be moved out of the positioning cutout along the second direction. The two hooks disengage from the two securing holes when the two hooks move along the second direction.

07-04-2013

20130173251

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND NATURAL LANGUAGE ANALYSIS METHOD THEREOF - A natural language analysis method for an electronic device is provided. The language analysis method includes the steps of: receiving user inputs and generating signals; converting signals into textual information; segmenting the textual information into a number of vocabulary segments, each vocabulary segment including a number of separated vocabularies; retrieving the use frequency of each of vocabulary, sorting the vocabulary segments, and obtaining a first sorting of the number of vocabulary segments into descending order; segmenting the textual information into a number of sentence segmentations; obtaining a second sorting of the vocabulary segmentations, according to the number of sentence segmentations and the number of vocabulary segment results; and determining a reply to the textual information, according to the topmost result after the second sorting. An electronic device using the language analysis method is also provided.

07-04-2013

20130173252

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND NATURAL LANGUAGE ANALYSIS METHOD THEREOF - A language analysis method for an electronic device storing a basic corpus and a temporary corpus is provided. The language analysis method includes steps of receiving user inputs and generating signals; converting signals into textualized information; analyzing the textualized information; obtaining a first understanding result according to the basic corpus, the vocabulary segmentation results, and the sentence segmentation results; determining whether the first understanding result is an appropriate understanding according to the context; determining one or more anaphoric vocabularies when the first understanding result is an inappropriate understanding; determining a temporary understanding result of the one or more anaphoric vocabularies and a second understanding result of the textualized information according to the context; and determining a reply for the textualized information, according to the second understanding result, the basic corpus, and the temporary corpus. An electronic device using the language analysis method is also provided.

07-04-2013

20130173697

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FILE RECEIVING AND SENDING - A file receiving and sending method, comprising steps of: reading an object file to be sent; cutting the object file into a number of sub-files and sequencing the sub-files with a given order; sending the sequenced sub-files in order via a network; receiving the sequenced sub-files via the network; combining the received sub-files one by one according to their given order; displaying the combined file as the first, and as each further sub-file, is received; determining whether to continue receiving remaining sub-files according to user's input. Users are able to preview part content of the object file and determine whether to continue or to stop receiving the whole file as they like.

07-04-2013

20130174119

COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING MEASURING PROGRAMS - In a computing device, a script editor of a measuring software is executed and a macro option of the script editor is selected to show a macro interface. The macro interface is initialized for loading all data types and loading all macro names. Variable names are inputted and variable types are selected through the macro interface to generate variable declarations. The received variable names are then added into the macro interface. A macro name and a variable name is selected through the macro interface and the selected variable name is assigned to a macro corresponding to the selected macro name. One or more variables are inputted into the macro to execute the macro, then, results of executing the macro are outputted through the macro interface. Finally, a measuring program of a product is generated according to the above operation.

07-04-2013

20130175159

METHOD OF MAKING COATED ARTICLES - A method of making a coated article includes providing a substrate; forming a nickel layer on the substrate by magnetron sputtering; forming a titanium layer on the nickel layer by magnetron sputtering; and applying a thermal oxidative treatment to the nickel and titanium layered substrate to form a catalyst layer and a self-cleaning layer. The self-cleaning layer includes metallic titanium, metallic nickel, nickel oxide and titanium dioxide.

07-11-2013

20130181585

ENCLOSED CONTROL HEAT-REGULATION DEVICE - An enclosed control device for heat regulation includes a housing and a heat dissipation mechanism. The heat dissipation mechanism includes at least one heat dissipation member mounted on the housing and a heat dissipation fan mounted in the housing. A cooling runner is defined in the at least one heat dissipation member. An inlet and an outlet are defined in the at least one heat dissipation member. The inlet and the outlet communicate with the cooling runner. The inlet is connected to a cooling liquid source to recycle cooling liquid in the cooling runner. The heat dissipation fan is placed opposite to the at least one heat dissipation member, such that air in the housing is also recycled and flowed into the at least one heat dissipation member.

07-18-2013

20130181906

ADJUSTABLE KEYBOARD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING ADJUSTABLE KEYBOARD - A keyboard includes an upper frame, a main body, a lower frame, and an adjustment mechanism. The two frames cooperate with each other to sandwich the main body. The lower frame includes a bottom plate defining a though hole. The adjustment mechanism is configured to adjust an inclined angle of the keyboard, and includes an adjustment member, a supporting member, a driving member and a position stopper. The adjustment member is operated by a user. The supporting member protrudes from the bottom plate via the through hole to support the keyboard on a supporting surface. The driving member drives the supporting member to move along a central axis of the through hole to adjust a protruding distance of the supporting member when the adjustment member is operated. The position stopper resists the supporting member to secure the supporting member when the adjustment member is free.

07-18-2013

20130182384

KEYBOARD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING THE KEYBOARD - A keyboard includes a cover, a housing, and a main body. The main body is sandwiched between the cover and the housing. The keyboard further includes an adjustment mechanism for supporting the keyboard at an inclination. The adjustment mechanism includes an adjustment portion, a supporting portion corresponding to a first through hole defined in the housing, a driving portion configured to drive the supporting portion to move along a central axis of the first through hole, and a securing portion configured to control the supporting portion to stop moving. When the adjustment portion is operated, the driving portion drives the supporting portion to move along the central axis of the first through hole to support the keyboard at different inclinations. When the adjustment portion is free, the securing portion engages with the supporting portion, and the keyboard holds the selected inclination.

07-18-2013

20130182398

ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CABLE COLLECTING FUNCTION - An electronic device includes a main body including a printed circuit board (PCB) and a sliding portion, a seat portion slideably engaging with the sliding portion and a connecting cable including a first connector, a second connector and a cable portion connected between the first connector and the second connector. The seat portion includes a winding post and a through hole extending into the winding post and communicating to the main body. The winding post defines a gap communicating the through hole to periphery of the winding post. The first connector is inserted into the main body to engage with the PCB. The second connecter is exposed outside of the seat portion. The cable portion is received in the through hole and the gap and enabled to be wound around the winding post.

07-18-2013

20130183785

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING CHIP HAVING BUFFER LAYER WITH NITRIDE SEMICONDUCOR IN CARBON NANO TUBE STRUCTURE - A method for manufacturing a light emitting chip comprises: providing a substrate with a catalyst layer formed thereon, the catalyst layer being etched to form a number of patterns which are spaced from each other by multiple gaps; forming a buffer layer in the multiple gaps of the patterned catalyst layer, the buffer layer comprising a patterned carbon nano tube structure formed along an extending direction of the substrate, the carbon nano tube structure being comprised of nitride semiconductor; removing the catalyst layer from the substrate; growing a cap layer from the substrate to cover the buffer layer; and growing a light emitting structure from a top of the cap layer, the light emitting structure sequentially comprising a first cladding layer, a light emitting layer, and a second cladding layer.

07-18-2013

20130183860

USB DEVICE WITH STRENGTHENED HOUSING - A USB device includes a main body, a PCB fixed in the main body and a USB connector connected to the main body. The USB connector includes a shell, a USB plug and a cover. The shell defines a receiving room, a first opening and a second opening and includes an integrally formed enclosure enclosing the receiving room and a first flange outwardly protruding from the enclosure. The USB plug electrically connects to a wire group and is inserted into the shell from the first opening. The cover shields the second opening and is fixed to the shell. The cover includes a second flange engaging with the first flange to cooperatively receive the wire group and connect to the main body.

07-18-2013

20130203314

METHOD FOR MAKING EMITTER HAVING CARBON NANOTUBES - A method for making an emitter is disclosed. A number of carbon nanotubes in parallel with each other are provided. The carbon nanotubes have a number of first ends and a number of second ends opposite to the number of first ends. The first ends are attached on a first electrode and the second ends are attached on a second electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are spaced from each other. A voltage is supplied between the first electrode and the second electrode to break the carbon nanotubes.